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2275 NW Glisan St, as presented to the Historic Landmarks Commission in March. The new building is proposed on the site of the 2016 gas explosion.

Every week, the Bureau of Development Services publishes lists of Early Assistance applications, Land Use Reviews and Building Permits processed in the previous week. We publish the highlights. This post covers April 23rd to April 29th, 2018.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled and Design Advice requested by GBD Architects for a development on Block 216 at 936 SW Washington St:

DESIGN HEARING – Future code:project is a full block of mixed use; office, hotel and residential in a 33 story tower and podium configuration. Parking will be configured below grade in 4 1/2 levels. Gross floor area is approx. 750,000 SF above grade and 160,000 SF below grade. The project will be entitled in accordance with CC 2035 amendments.

Early Assistance has been requested by Ankrom Moisan Architects to discuss alterations to the Artist Repertory Theatre, necessary for a project at 1515 SW Morrison St to move ahead:

Future code: Proposal includes partial demolition of existing structure, reducing the existing theatre to the south half block and creating a mixed-use apartment tower to the north half. Retail lobby, and amenity area are proposed on the ground floor. Parking will be below grade. Alterations and improvements to the existing Artist Repertory Theatre within the south half of the block will be under a separate design review and permit. Approval by others.

Early Assistance has been requested by Sinan Gumusoglu Architecture for a project at 6532 N Interstate Ave:

Future code: remove single family house to build 3-story mixed-use apartment building. Building will have commercial space, one (1) residential unit on the first floor & three (3) residential units on the second floor, and three (3) residential units on the 3rd floor (7 units total). Flat roof will have AC units. Front elevation will have brick facade with balconies, store front at ground floor. Cement siding will also be used.

A Pre-Application Conference has been scheduled by Doug Circosta Architect to discuss a project at 3436 SE 43rd Ave:

Future code: 60 new affordable rental living units and new chapel on CG zoned portion of property (changing to CM2).

The above-ground gross square footage for the proposed 33-story podium and tower at SW 10th & Washington (750,000 square feet) is slightly bigger than for the US Bancorp Tower aka Big Pink (740,000 square feet according to Wikipedia.) This would make it the largest building by square footage in downtown. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the massing. It would be a Portland touch if the podium included arcades at the base where at least some of the food carts could remain – a contrast between the new, big, sleek and expensive with the funky, small and low-cost. But, that isn’t going to happen….

This building won’t even be built. Take a look at the pattern of buildings proposed that are over 21 stories in this town. It’s rare they actually break ground. Now does it happen? It does but again it’s not very often. It’ll get cancelled, tremendously reduced in size, or stalled for many years.

Eleven West is an example, Oregon square is another example, the site near here on 330 SW 10th that was proposed for 23 stories is another example, the list goes on..